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  2. Psoas sign - Wikipedia

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    The psoas sign, also known as Cope's sign (or Cope's psoas test [1]) or Obraztsova's sign, [2] is a medical sign that indicates irritation to the iliopsoas group of hip flexors in the abdomen, and consequently indicates that the inflamed appendix is retrocaecal in orientation (as the iliopsoas muscle is retroperitoneal).

  3. Psoas muscle abscess - Wikipedia

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    Psoas abscess may be caused by lumbar tuberculosis, vertebral osteomyelitis, and pyelonephritis. Patients with Crohn's disease, diabetes, or immunocompromised states are at a higher risk of developing a psoas abscess. Symptoms include flank pain, fever, and an inguinal mass. A positive psoas sign should raise suspicion of psoas abscess as a ...

  4. Pyomyositis - Wikipedia

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    CT scan can confirm the diagnosis before abscesses occur with enlargement of the involved muscles and hypodensity when abscess is present, terogenous attenuation and fluid collection with rim enhancement can be found. MRI is useful to assess PM and determine its localization and extension

  5. Thomas test - Wikipedia

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    This constitutes a positive Thomas test. [2] Sometimes, with a very flexible patient, the Thomas test will be normal despite a psoas dysfunction being present. However, in the patient with a normal hip joint, a positive test is a good indicator of psoas hypertonicity. [2] Other signs from the Thomas test:

  6. Obturator sign - Wikipedia

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    The obturator sign, also called Cope's obturator test, is an indicator of irritation to the obturator internus muscle. [1] The technique for detecting the obturator sign, called the obturator test, is carried out on each leg in succession. The patient lies on her/his back with the hip and knee both flexed at ninety degrees.

  7. Phlegmon - Wikipedia

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    Abscess A phlegmon is a localized area of acute inflammation of the soft tissues. It is a descriptive term which may be used for inflammation related to a bacterial infection or non-infectious causes (e.g. pancreatitis ).

  8. Psoas major muscle - Wikipedia

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    The psoas lies posterolateral to the lumbar sympathetic ganglia, and the needle tip will often pass through the psoas major during a lumbar sympathetic block. The genitofemoral nerve is formed in the midsection of the psoas muscle by the union of branches from the anterior rami of L1 and L2 nerve roots. The nerve then courses inferiorly within ...

  9. Iliopectineal bursa - Wikipedia

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    The iliopectineal bursa or the iliopsoas bursa is a large synovial bursa that separates the external surface of the hip joint capsule from the tendon of the iliopsoas muscle. [ 1 ] The most proximal of part the iliopectineal bursa lies on the iliopubic eminence of the superior pubic ramus .